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Facts About Moscovium and Thorium


Facts About Thorium and Moscovium


Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
  • Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   
Jöns Jakob Berzelius   

Discovery
In 2003   
In 1829   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.05 %   
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.66 %   
7

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
15

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